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With  a  view  to  collecl  the  mojl  accurate 

Information  on  the  principal  Branches  of Agriculture, 
as  now  prafiifed,  and  thus  be  enabled  to  propagate 
the  knowledge  of  whatever  Jlmll  be  found  ufeful  ;  and 
to  open  more  wide  the  way  for  future  improvements, 
the  following  Inquiries  are  addrefjed  to 

Mr. 

ly  the  Trustees  of  the  Massachusetts  Society 
for  Promoting  Agriculture. 


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\./~\£  what  quantity  of  land  do  the  Farms  in  your 

\J  vicinity  generally  confiil  ? 


II.  WHAT  is  the  quality  of  the  Soil  ? 


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III.  INTO  what  portions  of  Pafture,  Mowing  and 
Tillage,  Orcharding  and  Wood,  are  Farms  uiually 
divided  ?  Are  the  Orchards  improving  or  declining? 
Do  they  yield  a  competent  fupply  of  Cider  ? 


IV.  HOW  much  land  on  each  Farm  is  annually 
(on  an  average  ofyears)  planted  or  fown  withGrain 
cf  any  kind  ? 


V.  IN  what  manner  is  the  land  prepared,manur- 
cd,  and  feeded  with  each  kind  of  Grain3  and  what 
js  a  medium  Crop  ? 


VI.  In  what  manner  is  Indian   Corn  cultivates 
and  what  is  the  medium  Crop  on  an  Acre  ? 


VII.  WHAT  is  the  quantity  and  value  of  the 
Straw  on  an  Acre  of  Barley,  Rye,  Oats  and  Wheat 
xefpeclively  ?  And  to  how  much  Upland  Hay  arc 
they  refpeclively  equivalent  for  Fodder  ? 


VIII.  WHAT  is  the  value  of  Straw  of  ea*ch  kind, 
for  any  purpofe,  other  than  Fodder  or  Litter  ? 


IX.  WHAT  is  the  value  of  the  Stover  or  Stalks 
on  an  Acre  of  Indian  Corn,  and  to  what  quantity 
of  Upland  Hay  is  it  equivalent  for  Fodder  ? 


'--  WHAT  quantity  of  land,  on  a  medium  Farm, 
h  annual  v  planted  with  Potatoes  ?-  How  s  the 
land  p  epavc  1  ?  What  quantity  and  kind  of  manure 
land  prepare      .  Manner  ?— 

is  applied  to  an    xycic,    ^^i  .  ? 

Ho  v  much  feed  i,  uied,  and  how  is  itfeleded? 

Sow  are  they   cultivated,  and   what  is   a  medium 


XI    HOW  many  bufliels  of  Potatoes  are  equiva- 
lent, ordinarily,  to  one  bufhel  of  Indian  Com,  for 

c  le? 


XII.  HOW  many  days  labour  of  a  man  are 
ufually  employed  on  an  Acre  of  Indian  Corn,  in- 
cluding the  getting  in  all  the  Stover  and  dripping 
the  Hulks  from  the  Ears  ? 

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XII!.  WHAT  is  the  labour  of  Shelling  ioo 
bufliels  cilr.dian  Corn,  and  in  what  manner  is  it 
Performed  ? 


XIV.  HOW  many  days  Labour  of  a  man  are 
ufually  employed  on  an  Acre  of  Potatoes,  including 
the  getting  in  the  Crop  ? 


XV.  IS  there  any  order  or  fucceffion  of  Crops 
known  to  be  beneficial  or  pernicious  to  the  Soil  ?-— • 
If  any,  what  is  it  ? 


XVI.  WHAT  is  the  ufual  courfe  of  Crops  ? 


XVII.  WHAT  is  the  medium  quantity  of  Hay 
produced  on  an  Acre  of  Upland,  and  what  is  the 
Labour  of  mowing,  curing  and  houfing  it  ? 


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XVIII.  WHAT  is  the  medium  product  of  Hay, 
An  an  acre  of  frefli  Meadow  ;  and  what  is  the  La- 
bour, of  mowing,curing,  and  houfmg,  or  flacking  it  ? 


XIX.  WHAT  is  the  proportion  of  value  which 
Freih  Meadow  Hay  bears  to  Upland  Hay,  each  be- 
jng  of  a  medium  quality  ? 


XX.  IS  any  Tillage  land  laid  down  with  Grafs 
Seeds,  without  fowing  grain  at  the  fame  Time  ?  If 
fo,  which  method  is  found  bed:  ? 


XXI.  WHAT  are  the  kinds  of  Grafs  cut  on  the 
Upland  for  Hay  ?  What  proportion  is  from  Seed 
(own  by  hand,  and  what  are  the  kinds  thus  fown, 
and  in  what  quantities  rejpeflively  per  Acre  ? 


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XXII.  ARE  any  Grafs  lands  new  feeded  after 
fcarifying  them  with  the  Harrow  only,  or  in  any 
other  mode,  without  plowing  ?  And  what  is  the  iuo 
£efs  of  fuch  practice  .? 


XXIII.  WHAT  weeds,  vermin  or  infe&s   infeil 
the  mowing  lands  ,? 


XXIV.  ARE  the  fpontaneous  or  cultivatedGrafs- 
es  infefted  mofl  \ 


XXV.  WHAT  methods  are  ufed  to  deflroy  weeds, 
vermin  or  infe&s,  without  ploughing  the  land,  and 
what  is  their  fuccefs  \ 


XXVI.  WHAT  kinds  of  Beads,  and  in  what 
numbers  are  they,  refpe&ively,  kept  on  medium 
Farms  \  And  how  are  they  fubfifted  \ 


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XXVII.  IN  what  place  and  in  what  manner 
are  the  Cattle  fed  with  the  coarfe  winter  .Fodder  ? 
Is  it  given  in  the  liable,  in  the  yard  or  the  field  ? 
Is  it  chopped  or  given  whole  ? 


.  XXVIII.  HOW  much  Butter  is  ufually  made  iit 
a  year  from  a  Cow,  all  the  cream  being  churned  ? 
And  how  much  Ikim-milk  Cheefe  is  made  from  thi* 
fame  Cow  ? 


XXIX.  WHAT  Food  is  given  to  Sheep  befides 
Grafs  and  Hay  ? 


XXX.  WHAT  is  the  Value  of  the  Subfiftence  of 
a  Sheep  through  the  year,  befides  the  Pafturage  ? 


XXXI.  WHAT  is  the  Value  of  Pafturage  for 
Sheep  compared  with  the  Pafturage  of  a  Cow  ? 

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XXXII.  WHAT  is  the  ordinary  Weight  and 
Value  of  theFlefh  of  a  Sheep  when  fit  for  the  Butch- 
er ?  And  what  is  the  Quantity  of  Wool  in  a  Fleece  I 


XXXIII.  WHAT  Breed  of  Swine  are  propaga- 
ted ?  How  are  they  fed — How  fatted  ?  At  what  age 
are  they  killed  ;  and  what  do  they  then  weigh  ? 


XXXIV.  WHAT  number  of  Bee-hives  are  kept, 
what  is  their  product  in  Honey  and  Wax — what  is 
the  management — and  what  are  the  Obftacles  which 
difcourage  their  extenfive  propagation  ? 


XXXV.  WHAT  is  the  ufual  quantity  of  land 
fowed  with  Flax-feed  ?  How  is  it  manured  and 
cultivated  ?  And  what  is  the  medium,  Produce  of 
Flax  and  Seed  in  quantity  and  value  ? 


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XXXVI.  HOW  much  Labour  is  employed  on  a 
quarter  of  an  Acre  of  Flare,  before  it  comes  to  the 
Spinner,  and  including  the  preparing  the  Seed  ior 
market  ? 


XXXVII.  IN  what  articles  confifts  the  Surplus  of 
the  Farmer,  which  is  ibid  or  exchanged  for  other 
articles  ? 


XXXVIII.  HOW  many  Loads  of  Manure  are 
collected  (eftimating  30  bufhels  to  a  Load,)  from 
the  Cattle  in  the  Barn-yard,  of  a  medium  Farm,  in 
a  year — fpecifying  the  number  and  kinds  of  Cattle 
kept  on  the  fame  Farm,  and  the  manner  in  which 
they  are  kept  in  relation  to  confinement  or  ranging 
abroad  ? 


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XXXIX.  WHAT  Quantity  of  Manure  is  made 
m  the  Hog-pen  ? — fpeciiying  the  number  of  Swine 
fatted,  the  kind  and  quantity  of  Food  confumed, 
and  the  weight  of  Flefli  produced  I 


XL.  WHAT  methods  are  ufed  to  enlarge  the 
quantity,  improve  the  quality  or  prevent  wafle  of 
the  Manure,  made  in  the  Barn-yard  or  Hog-pen* 
and  efpecially  to  lave  the  Stale  of  the  Cattle  ? 


XLI.  IS  the  manure  and  tillage  Labour  exclufive^ 
ly  applied  to  the  beft  parts  of  each  Farm  ? 


XLII.  IN  what  manner  and  for  what  purpofes 
is  Manure  ufed,  except  thofe  indicated  in  the  fore* 
going  inquiries? 


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XLIil.  Wit  \f  other  Manures  are  ufed  befides 
thofe  created  by  the  Stock,  and  what  are  their  merits 
compared  with  theie  ? 


XLIV.  IS  Limeftone  found  in  your  vicinity  ?    1$ 
it  ufed  as  a  manure  ? 


XLV.  IS  Buck-wheat  cultivated  for  the  Food  it 
yields  ?  Or  is  it  ufed  to  cleanfe  the  foil  from 
weeds,  to  fertilife  and  enrich  it,  or  for  any  other 
purpofe  ? — i 


XL VI.  IN  what  Manner  are  new  Lands  brought 
under  Cultivation  ?  Is  it  cuftomary  to  plant  Orchards 
in  the  new  fettlements  ? 


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XLV1T.  HOW  is  Land  cleared,  which  buflies 
and  v.nder-brufh  have  overrun,  fince  the  trees 
Were  carried  off  ? 


XLVIII.    WHAT  is  done  with  Swamps,   or 
Swampy  Lands  ? — » 


XLTX.  IS  the  growth  of  Wood  for  timber  and 
fuel  equivalent  to  the  confumption  in  your 
vicinity  r — If  not,  what  mcafures  are  taken  to  pro- 
vide agaiiift  the  inconvenience  of  future  fcarcity  f 


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L,  ARE  Wood-lots  generally  fenced,  or  left 
open  for  cattle  to  range  in  without  reftraint  ?  la 
getting  your  Wood  for  fuel,  do  you  pick  the  oldeft 
trees,  or  do  you  cut  clear  ?  Which  method  is  belt 
calculated  to  increafe  the  value  of  your  Wood 
jUnds  ? 


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JMNTEP  BY  TOUNGV  MINNS,  PRINTERS  TO  THE  STAT*. 

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INQUIRIES 


BY    THE 


MASSACHUSETTS  SOCIETY 


FOR  PROMOTING 


AGRICULTURE. 


With  a  view  to  collect  the  most  accurate  information 
on  the  principal  branches  of  Agriculture,  as  now 
practised,  and  thus  be  enabled  to  propagate  the 
knowledge  of  whatever  shall  be  found  useful ;  and 
to  open  more  wide,  the  way  for  future  improve- 
ments, the  following  inquiries  are  addressed  to 


by  the  Trustees  of  the  Massachusetts  Societv 
for  Promoting  Agriculture. 


I.  OF  what  quantity  of  land  do  the  Farms  in  your 
vicinity  generally  consist? 


II.  WHAT  is  the  quality  of  the  Soil? 


III.  INTO  what  portions  of  Pasture,  Mowing 
and  Tillage,  Orcharding  and  Wood,  are  Farms  usually 
divided  ?  Are  the  Orchards  improving  or  declining  ? 
Do  they  yield  a  competent  supply  of  Cider  ? 


IV  HOW  much  land  on  each  Farm,  is  annually, 
(on  an  average  of  years,)  planted  or  sown  with  Gram 
of  any  kind  ? 


V.  IN  what  manner  is  the  land  prepared,  manured, 
and  seeded  with  each  kind  of  Grain,  and  what  is  a 
medium  Crop  ? 


VI.  IN  what  manner  is  Indian  Corn  cultivated, 
and  what  is  the  medium  Crop  on  an  Acre  ? 


VII.  WHAT  is  the  quantity  and  value  of  the 
Straw  on  an  Acre  of  Barley,  Rye,  Oats  and  Wheat 
respectively  ?  And  to  how  much  Upland  Hay  are  they 
respectively  equivalent  for  Fodder  ? 


VIII.  WHAT  is  the  value  of  Straw  of  each  kind, 
for  any  purpose,  other  than  Fodder  or  Litter  ? 


IX.  WHAT  is  the  value  of  the  Stover  or  Stalks 
on  an  Acre  of  Indian  Corn,  and  to  what  quantity  of 
Upland  Hay  is  it  equivalent  for  Fodder? 


X.  WHAT  quantity  of  land,  on  a  medium  Farm, 
is  annually  planted  with  Potatoes  ? — How  is  the  land 
prepared  ?  What  quantity  and  kind  of  manure  is  ap- 
plied to  an  Acre,  and  in  what  Manner  ? — How  much 
seed  is  used,  and  how  is  it  selected  ?  How  are  they 
cultivated,  and  what  is  a  medium  Crop  ? 


XL  HOW  many  bushels  of  Potatoes  are  equiva- 
lent, ordinarily,  to  one  bushel  of  Indian  Corn,  for 
Sale? 


XII.  HOW  many  days  labour  of  a  man,  are  usually 
employed  on  an  Acre  of  Indian  Corn,  including  the 
getting  in  all  the  Stover  and  stripping  the  Husks 
from  the  Ears  ? 


XIII.  WHAT  is  the  labour  of  Shelling  a  hundred 
bushels  of  Indian  Corn,  and  in  what  manner  is  it 
performed  ? 


XIV.  HOW  many  days  Labour  of  a  man  are 
usually  employed  on  an  Acre  of  Potatoes,  including 
the  getting  in  the  Crop  ? 


XV.  IS  there  any  order  or  succession  of  Crops 
known  to  be  beneficial  or  pernicious  to  the  Soil  ?•— 
If  any,  what  is  it  ? 


XVI.  WHAT  is  the  usual  course  of  Crops  ? 


XVII.  WHAT  is  the  medium  quantity  of  Hay 
produced  on  an  Acre  of  Upland,   and  what  is  the 
■Labour  of  mowing,  curing  and  housing  it? 
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II 


XVIII.  WHAT  is  the  medium  product  of  Hay, 
on  an  Acre  of  fresh  Meadow;  and  what  is  the  Labour 
of  mowing,  curing,  and  housing,  or  stacking  it  ? 


XIX.  WHAT  is  the  proportion  of  value  which 
Fresh  Meadow  Hay  bears  to  Upland  Hay,  each  being 
of  a  medium  quality  ? 


XX.  IS  any  Tillage  land  laid  down  with  Grass 
Seeds,  without  sowing  Grain  at  the  same  time  ?  If 
so,  which  method  is  found  best  ? 


XXI.  WHAT  are  the  kinds  of  Grass  cut  on  the 
Upland  for  Hay?  What  proportion  is  from  Seed 
sown  by  hand,  and  what  are  the  kinds  thus  sown, 
and  in  what  quantities  respectively  per  Acre  ? 


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XXII.  ARE  any  Grass  lands  new  seeded  after 
scarifying  them  with  the  Harrow  only,  or  in  any  other 
mode,  without  ploughing?  And  what  is  the  success  of 
such  practice  ? 


XXIII.    WHAT  weeds,  vermin  or  insects  infest 
the  mowing  lands  ? 


XXIV.  ARE  the  spontaneous  or  cultivated  Grass- 
es infested  most  ? 


XXV.  WHAT  methods  are  used  to  destroy 
weeds,  vermin  or  insects,  without  ploughing  the  land3 
and  what  is  their  success  ? 


XXVI.  WHAT  kinds  of  Beasts,  and  in  what 
numbers  are  they,  respectively,  kept  on  medium 
Farms  ?  And  how  are  they  subsisted  ? 


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XXVIII.  IN  what  place  and  in  what  manner  are 
the  Cattle  fed  with  the  coarse  winter  Fodder  ?  Is  it 
given  in  the  stable,  in  the  yard  or  the  field?  Is  it 
chopped  or  given  whole  ? 


XXVIII,  HOW  much  Butter  is  usually  made  in 
a  year  from  a  Cow,  all  the  cream  being  churned  ? 
And  how  much  skim-milk  Cheese  is  made  from  this 
same  Cow  ? 


XXIX.  WHAT  Food  is  given  to  Sheep  besides 
Grass  and  Hay  ? 


XXX.  WHAT  is  the  Value  of  the  Subsistence  of 
a  Sheep  through  the  year,  besides  the  Pasturage  ? 


XXXI.  WHAT  is  the  Value  of  Pasturage  for  a 
Sheep  compared  with  the  Pasturage  of  a  Cow  ? 


I? 


XXXII.  WHAT  is  the  ordinary  Weight  and 
Value  of  the  Flesh  of  a  Sheep  when  fit  for  the  Butch- 
er ?  And  what  is  the  Quantity  of  Wool  in  a  Fleece  ? 


XXXIII.  WHAT  Breed  of  Swine  are  propaga- 
ted How  are  they  fed — How  fatted  ?  At  what  age 
are  they  killed  ;  and  what  do  they  then  weigh? 


XXXIV.  WHAT  number  of  Bee-hives  are  kept, 
what  is  their  product  in  Honey  and  wax — what  is 
the  management — and  what  are  the  Obstacles  which 
discourage  their  extensive  propagation  ? 


XXXV.  WHAT  is  the  usual  quantity  of  land 
sowed  with  Flax-seed  ?  How  is  it  manured  and  cul- 
tivated ?  And  what  is    the  medium  produce  of  Flax 
and  Seed  in  quantity  and  value  ? 
3 


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XXXVI.  HOW  much  Labour  is  employed  on  a 
quarter  of  an  acre  of  Flax,  before  it  comes  to  the 
Spinner,  and  including  the  preparing  the  Seed  for 
market  ? 


XXXVII.  IN  what  articles  consists  the  Surplus 
of  the  Farmer,  which  is  sold  or  exchanged  for  other 
articles  ? 


XXXVIII.  HOW  many  Loads  of  Manure  are 
collected  (estimating  30  bushels  to  a  Load,)  from 
the  Cattle  in  the  Barn-yard,  of  a  medium  Farm,  in  a 
year— specifying  the  number  and  kinds  of  Cattle 
kept  on  the  same  Farm,  and  the  manner  in  which 
they  are  kept  in  relation  to  confinement  or  ranging 
abroad  ? 


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XXXIX.  WH\T  Quantity  of  Manure  is  made 
in  the  Hog-pen? — specifying  the  number  of  Swine 
fatted,  the  kind  and  quantity  of  Food  consumed,  and 
the  weight  of  Flesh  produced  ? 


XL.  WHAT  methods  are  used  to  enlarge  the 
quantity,  improve  the  quality,  or  prevent  waste  of  the 
Manure  made  in  the  Barn-yard  or  Hog-pen,  and 
especially  to  save  the  Stale  of  the  Cattle  ? 


XLI.  IS  the  manure  and  tillage  labour  exclusively 
applied  to  the  best  parts  of  each  Farm  ? 


XLII.  IN  what  manner  and  for  what  purposes  is 
Manure  used,  except  those  indicated  in  the  forego- 
ing inquiries  ? 


XLIII.  WHAT  other  Manures  are  used  besides 
those  created  by  the  Stock,  and  what  are  their  merits 
compared  with  these  ? 


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XLIV.  IS  Limestone  found  in  your  vicinity  ?  Is 
it  used  as  a  manure  ? 


XLV.  IS  Buck-wheat  cultivated  for  the  Food  it 
yields  ?  Or  is  it  used  to  cleanse  the  soil  from  weeds, 
to  fertilize  and  enrich  it,  or  for  any  other  purpose  ? 


XLV  I.  IN  what  manner  are  new  Lands  brought 
under  Cultivation  ?  Is  it  customary  to  plant  Orchards 
in  the  new  settlements  ? 


XLV II.  HOW  is  Land  cleared,  which  bushes  and 
under-brush  have  overrun,  since  the  trees  were  car- 
ried off? 


XLVIII.     WHAT  is  done   with   Swamps,  or 
Swampy  Lands  ? 


A 


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XLIX.  IS  the  growth  of  Wood  for  timber  and 
fuel  equivalent  to  the  consumption  in  your  vicinity  ? 
If  not,  what  measures  are  taken  to  provide  against  the 
inconvenience  of  future  scarcity  ? 


L.  ARE  Wood-lots  generally  fenced,  or  left  open 
for  cattle  to  range  in  without  restraint  ?  In  getting 
your  Wood  for  fuel,  do  you  pick  the  oldest  tress,  or 
do  you  cut  clear  ?  Which  method  is  best  calculated 
to  increase  the  value  of  your  Wood  lands  ? 


LI.  WHAT  are  the  causes  that  the  culture  of 
Wheat  can  no  longer  be  pursued  on  the  sea  coast  of 
New-England. 


LII.  HOW  far  has  Gypsum  (Plaister  of  Paris) 
been  fairly  tried  as  a  manure  in  the  maritime  parts  of 
this  state,  what  have  been  the  effects  of  the  expert 
ment  ? 


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LIII.  IS  the  European  practice  of  a  succession  of 
Crops  found  to  be  expedient  in  this  country,  and  in 
what  order  ought  such  a  succession  to  take  place  ? 


LIV.  IS  it  perfectly  ascertained,  that  with  proper 
attention  to  Manuring  the  land,  it  is  more  advanta- 
geous to  change  the  crops  than  to  keep  it  in  Grass  ? 


L  V.  IS  there  any  crop  so  profitable  as  Grass,  tak- 
ing into  view  the  state  of  markets  in  our  country,  and 
the  distance  at  which  most  of  our  farmers  are  from  a 
market  ? 


LVI.  CAN  the  Farmers  raise  any  crop  which,  on 
the  whole,  affords  them  so  great  a  profit  as  Grass,  un- 
less they  are  within  twenty  miles  of  the  capital  ? 


LVH.  WHAT  are  the  most  profitable  Crops  which 
the  state  of  Massachusetts,  taking  one  year  with  an- 
other, furnishes  ? 


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LVIII.  WHAT  has  been  found  to  be  the  differ- 
ence of  profit  between  the  Merino  Sheep  and  the 
Sheep  which  formed  our  former  stock  ? 


LIX.  IS  there  any  cheap  Fodder  which  can  be 
raised  for  Sheep,  during  the  winter,  which  will  super- 
cede  or  will  diminish  the  consumption  of  Hay  ? 


LX.  WHAT  is  the  comparative  profit  of  a  farm, 
adapted  to  the  raising  of  Sheep,  between  the  cultiva- 
tion of  Merinos,  and  the  raising  of  any  other  cattle  ? 


LXI.  IS  there  any  profit  derived  from  the  raising; 
of  Indian  Corn,  except  for  the  subsistence  of  man, 
which  can  equal  the  employment  of  the  same  land  in 
raising  Grass  for  the  supporc  of  Sheep  and  Cattle 
during  the  winter — what  are  the  calculations  on  which 
such  profits  are  founded  ? 


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LXII.  WHAT  are  the  improvements  in  Dairies 
which  have  been  made  within  the  last  twenty  years  ? 
Is  the  quality  of  the  Butter  and  Cheese  improved,  and 
in  what  consists  this  improvement,  and  what  are  its 
causes  ? 


LXIII.  ARE  there  any  improvements  in  the  Tools 
of  husbandry,  which  experience  has  confirmed,  and 
what  are  these  improvements  ? 


LXIV.  ARE  there  any  new  and  valuable  Fruits 
or  productions,  either  contributing  to  the  pleasure  or 
profit  of  the  citizens  at  large — what  are  they,  what  the 
mode  of  culture,  and  what  their  qualities  ? 


LXV.  ARE  there  any  improvements  in  the  breed 
of  Cattle — what  are  they,  what  their  qualities,  and 
where  can  they  be  obtained  ? 


LXVI.  Are  there  any  other  improvements  (not 
comprised  under  the  article  of  manufactures)  which 
have  been  made  in  any  branch  of  Agriculture  ? 


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